Dog's Mercury Rust vs Mountain Coati

Melampsora populnea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Melampsora	Nasua
Species	Melampsora populnea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.